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Who doesn’t love animals? We have a bunch of lovely ones in Germany, in nature as well as in our very homes. Today we speak about animals in German – which are native in Germany. Learn animals in German with Spring German! 1. Haustiere (pets) For many of us, this is the category we get…

If you want to avoid the tourist status in Germany and just blend in, here are my best trips you can use. Ich bin Spring German Lehrerin Brunhild. Hier kommen fünf Tipps, wie du dich in Deutschland integrieren kannst. (Here are 5 tips on how to blend in Germany with perfect German behavior.) 1. Typisch…

Andere Länder, andere Sitten! (Foreign countries, foreign customs!) And Germany is no exception. In this lesson, I will walk you through all the strange things you could encounter during a normal day in Deutschland (Germany)! Mein Name ist Spring German Lehrerin Brunhild. Hier kommen 10 Dinge, die du über Deutschland wissen solltest! (Here are ten…

MUTTERKinder!(Kids!) KINDJa?(Yes?) MUTTERKommt, das Essen ist fertig!(Come, the food is ready!) KINDWir kommen!(We’re coming!) Hallo! Ich bin Spring German Lehrerin Denisa (Hello! I’m Spring German teacher Denisa), and in this lesson, you will learn all the chunks you related to German at home, and this is what you will hear when in a German-speaking household….

Same as in every other country, young people tend to use an own sociolect. They have their own way of expressing themselves with new words. I will introduce 7 German slang terms to you in this video Willkommen bei Spring German (Welcome to Spring German)! Ich bin Denisa. Los geht’s! (Let’s go!) 1. Gönnen (To…

Hallo Leute! (Hi guys!) Ich bin Denisa von Spring German. In this video, I will teach you 10 German names that you are probably mispronouncing. Aber keine Sorge (but don’t worry), that’s why I am here. Let’s start with my co-teacher from Spring German: Brunhild. Los geht’s! (Let’s go!) 1. Brunhild DENISAWie sprechen die Leute…

FLIGHT ATTENDANTSie dürfen sich nun abschnallen. Willkommen in Deutschland!(You may now unfasten your seatbelt. Welcome to Germany!) When visiting Germany, you will certainly have to go through a German airport. What do you need to know about the German airport vocabulary? Ich bin Denisa von Spring German. Let’s find out in this video! Los geht’s!…

Hallo und wilkommen bei Spring German. Ich bin Denisa. In this lesson, I will prepare you for your trip to Germany and everything around German hotels. What chunks do you need to know when checking-in at a German hotel? What is the German hotel vocabulary like? Let’s find out. Los geht’s! 1. Anreise (arrival) PAULWillkommen…

Have you been learning German for a while and you are losing motivation? Ich will Deutsch lernen, aber ich bin manchmal zu faul. (I do want to learn German, but I’m feeling lazy sometimes.) Ich bin Denisa von Spring German. Here are my top 5 tips to be really motivated again! Go get your notebook…

Society demands we wear clothes. So does the weather. Ich bin Spring German Lehrerin Brunhild. Heute sprechen wir über Kleidung! (Today, we speak about clothes in German!) 1. Unterwäsche (Underwear) Let’s start our Klamotten (clothes) journey by listing the clothes touching our skin. When we get dressed, we first put on Unterwäsche (underwear). Which means:…

Finally I get to talk about my favorite topic! Food! I recommend not to watch this video hungry, because it will get mouth watering! Ich bin Spring German Lehrerin Brunhild. Hier kommt deutsches Essen! (I am Spring German teacher Brunhild and here comes food in German!) 1. Brot (Bread) Sorry, I have to mention this…

Hallo und Willkommen bei Spring German (Hello and welcome to Spring German)! Ich bin Denisa. In today’s video, I will guide you through 6 phrases that you would see in a German text book, but really aren’t something German natives would say. At the end, I will give you you a funny example, too, so…

if you are constantly FORGETTING German words, DO THIS! VANESSAIch vergesse immer deutsche Wörter.(I always forget the German words.) DENISAWie lernst du denn?(How are you learning?) VANESSAIch schreibe Vokabeln auf und lerne sie auswendig.(I write down the vocabulary and learn them by heart.) DENISADas ist der Fehler. Ich gebe dir mal ein paar Tipps.(That’s the…

Maybe you have already heard a lot of prejudices about Germans. Nein, nicht das mit dem Bier. (No, not the one with the beer.) I mean weird behavior that is normal in Germany. Maybe our punctuality or the time management in general. In this video, I will show you 6 examples of typical German behavior….

DENISA (in different situations)Hey, wie geht’s?(Hey, how are you?) Hey, wie geht’s?(Hey, how are you? ) Hey, wie geht’s?(Hey, how are you?) Wie geht’s in German (How are you?) is commonly used. Of course, you can use it, but maybe you should mix it up from time to time. In this Spring German lesson, We…

BRUNHILD to DOGSo eine süße Maus bist du!(You are such a cute mouse!) Who doesn’t enjoy liebevolle Umgangsformen (tender modes of behavior)? Plus, everybody knows that being selbstbewusst (self-confident) and able to talk about our Gefühle (feelings) is sexy! So here we go, a lesson to teach us how to use German love language. Today,…

In the German language, we have the 4 cases in German. The 4 cases in German are called:• Nominativ• Genitiv• Dativ• Akkusativ. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to tell them apart and when to use every single one of them. And the end of this lesson, we’ll also do a quiz. But keine Sorge…

DENISA (in different situations)Danke! Danke! Danke!(Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!) There is nothing wrong with saying danke in German (thanks). But maybe we should switch it up from time to time. There are more alternatives depending on the context. Let’s look at 5 of them. Spring German teacher Denisa will explain everything you need…

Hallo, ich heiße Denisa. Wie heißt du? „Ich heiße” is a chunk you learn in every German textbook. It’s absolutely correct to use ich heisse in German. However, you should also know alternatives to sound like a native speaker. Here are 4 alternatives for you. Ready? Let’s go! 1. Ich bin … (I am…) VANESSAHallo….

DENISA (in different situations)Tschüss!Tschüss!Tschüss! Tschüß in German is the right word for you if you want to say goodbye. But there are more ways to say farewell. This is Denisa from Spring German. Today, in this lesson, we’re going to show you five alternatives. Are you ready? Let’s get started! 1.Bis später/Bis bald/Bis dann (See…

MAXKim, du siehst heute sehr hübsch aus.(Kim, you look very pretty today.) KIMWirklich? Nur heute? Danke…(Really? Just today? Thank you…) MAXImmer doch.(Always.) Flirting in German has to be learned! So, let’s learn it! Here are 3 tips for flirting in German. Los geht’s! 1. Sei aufmerksam (Be attentive) Before we get into the sexy phrases,…

Welcome to Spring German! In this lesson, we’ll admit something: everyone makes mistakes. Especially while learning a foreign language! In this lesson, we will introduce you to the 5 most common mistakes in German that students make all the time. This way, you’ll be prepared and you can know how to avoid them. Now, let’s…

German food is amazing, so going to the restaurant there is something you definitely should do! But how do you order food in German? Spring German teacher Brunhild will guide you through the process! 1. Ein Getränk bestellen (To order a drink) Usually, the first question der Kellner (the waiter) will ask you, is: German…

Being able to explain where it hurts to a doctor is only one of the advantages, that knowing the names of the different body parts in German brings! Spring German teacher Brunhild will explain everything you need to know about the body parts in German. 1. Der Kopf (The head) An important bodypart inside of…

Hello and welcome to, you know, Spring German! Today is all about German filler words because you know, yeah … if you use filler words, you know, you will somehow sound like a German native speaker. You know all those Füllwörter (filler words) in English like “like”, “you know” or “right”. There are, of course,…

In important situations, like a doctor’s visit, not being able to communicate clearly can be a serious handicap. Today, we’ll talk about how you can speak at the doctor in German! So let’s go through some practical tips and applicable phrases, to smoothen the process step by step, from the initial symptoms to the phone…

As you know, one of the funniest ways to learn German is through movies and series. It improves our listening skills a lot, genauso wie unsere Spring German Videos (same as our Spring German videos). Netflix is a great resource for that. In this lesson, we will talk about 5 Netflix originals to learn German…

Hallo und Wilkommen! Ich bin Spring German Lehrerin Denisa. Du bist bei Spring German. (I’m Spring German teacher Denisa. You are at Spring German.) Did you realize that there was already a sein German conjugation in the intro? In this lesson, we’re going to explore everything you need to know about sein German conjugation with…

MONIKAHallo!  (Hello!) MARIEServus! Wie geht’s?(Hello! How are you?) There are three major factors that determine how to greet someone in German: We’ll show you how to take all these into account when greeting someone. Spring German teacher Brunhild will give you 6 of the most useful German greetings you have to know! 1. Guten Morgen…

From our favorite Opa (grandpa) to our beloved Hund (dog) – family is everything, right? In this lesson, Spring German teacher Brunhild will explain everything you have to know about family in German! 1. Die Eltern (the parents) MARIEKommen deine Eltern zum Elternabend?(Are your parents coming to the parents-teacher conference?) KIMVielleicht meine Mama.(Maybe my mom.)…

German verbs have different purposes and conjugations. In this lesson, Spring German teacher Brunhild will introduce you to the 14 most important German verbs. Without verbs, little can be said, so let’s dive right into this! 1. Hilfsverben (auxiliary verbs) Hilfsverben literally means “helping verbs”, because they help forming the tenses. There are only three…

Welcome to Spring German! In this lesson, our teacher, Denisa will tell you all the tips and trick you have to know to talk about your daily routine in German! Are you ready? Los geht’s! 1. Mein Tagesablauf (My daily routine in German) DENISAIch wache um acht Uhr auf.(I wake up at 8 a.m.) Als…

SAGAWas ist dein Beruf?(What is your occupation?) MRS. SCHMIDTWomit verdienen Sie Ihr Geld?(What are you earning money with?) MONIKAWomit arbeiten Sie?(What’s your work?) KIMWas hast du für eine Ausbildung?(What is your education?) ELSAWas hast du studiert?(What did you study?) These are all questions aiming at one thing: To get an outline of you as a…

Hello and welcome to Spring German! In this lesson, Spring German teacher Denisa will introduce you to 8 funny German proverbs and their actual meaning. Did you know, that “barking up the wrong tree” has an equivalent in German? Das stimmt! (That’s right!) But, of course, it changes a little in German. And we’re here…

Denisa waves to someoneVANESSAWer ist das?(Who is that?) DENISADas ist Marcel. Ich kenne ihn von der Arbeit.(That’s Marcel. I know him from work.) VANESSAEr ist echt groß und … was ist das Wort?(He is really tall and… what is the word?) DENISAIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.(I don’t know what you mean.) Hello and welcome…

Die Jacke ist schön. Schön ist die Jacke. Die Jacke schön ist. (The jacket is pretty.) Which way do you build a sentence in German? What are the the different types of verbs or word agreements? Let’s learn the German sentence structure in this lesson! 1. Basic German sentence structure: SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) VANESSAIch wohne jetzt…

DENISA(filming a video about herself)Hallo. Mein Name ist Denisa. Ich bin in Deutschland geboren. Meine Mutter kommt aus der Slowakei. Mein Vater kommt aus der Türkei.(Hello. My name is Denisa. I am born in Germany. My mother is from Slovakia. My father is from Turkey.) In this lesson we will learn how you can be…

Wie ist das Wetter? (How is the weather?) Whether we’re talking to our grandma or our friend in Berlin, this remains a standard question. Learn all possible German answers to this question in this lesson: here’s what you need to know about the weather in German! 1. How to talk about the weather in German…

The good news is, even the German year only has twelve months, whose names are super similar to English! The bad news is… you know what! There are no bad news! It’s really super easy, so let’s learn about months and seasons in German! Spring German teacher Brunhild will tell you everything you need to…

SELMAIch will dieses Brot kaufen. Kannst du fragen, wie viel es kostet?(I want to buy this bread. Can you ask how much it costs?) DENISATraust du dich nicht?(Don’t you have the courage to do it?) SELMANein.  Ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie man Fragen auf Deutsch stellt.(No. I’m not sure how to ask questions in…

In German nouns can have one of three genders:• Maskulin (masculine)• Feminin (feminine)• Neutrum (neutral) The gender manifests itself in the article in front of the word. But when to use which can be a bit tricky. In this lesson we will show you some basic rules to determine whether a word is masculine, feminine…

Hello and welcome to Spring German! In this lesson, Spring German teacher Denisa will tell you a bit about… German small talk. Aaaand… yeah… (awkward silence). Oh right, this lesson is all about small talk in German. So if you want to get rid of those awkward silences, stay tuned for all the small talk…

VANESSAJetzt tanzen die Frau. Wieso tanzen sie?(Now the woman dances. Why is she dancing?) DENISAEs heißt: Jetzt tanzt die Frau.(It’s called: Now the woman dances.) Not sure about the verb conjugations in German? That’s not a problem anymore. In this lesson we’ll show you how to use the verb conjugations in German in the present…

Today, we’re going to talk about the subject, without which the world would look like this. No joy. No emotions. No color. We say: Es werde Farbe! (Let there be color!) There! That’s much better! In this lesson, you will learn the basic colors in German. Make sure to pay attention because in the end,…

VANESSAIch bin so krank. Welcher Tag ist heute überhaupt?(I’m so sick. What day is it today anyway?) DENISADu Arme. Heute ist Dienstag.(You poor thing. Today is Tuesday.) If you want to learn how to say all seven days of the week in German, you are at the right place at the right time. And not…

VANESSAHow do I translate “the” in German? DENISADa gibt es drei Optionen.(There are three options.) VANESSADrei?(3?) DENISAYes. Der, die and das. Komm. Ich erklär’ es dir.(Come. I’ll explain it to you.) Let’s learn the definite articles and the indefinite German articles and what the differences are in this lesson. Spring German teacher Denisa is here…

German English Ich I Du You Er / Sie / Es He / She / It Wir We Ihr You plural Sie They, formal You These are the personal pronouns German, which are important because they pretty much appear in every sentence in one way or another. Stay until the end to hear Brunhild barely…

MARTINAMeine Adresse ist Heinle Straße 1.(My address is Heinle Street 1.) VANESSAKannst du mir das bitte buchstabieren?(Can you spell that for me please?) MARTINAOh, entschuldige. Ich habe das Alphabet noch nicht gelernt.(Oh, sorry. I haven’t learned the German alphabet yet.) To not be in the same situation as Martina, let’s learn the German alphabet together….

HIPPIE GIRLA E I O U Ä Ö Û….(A E I O U Ä Ö ü) The German language has eight vowels, which can be pronounced long or short. Mixing that up can lead to severe misunderstandings. At the end of this lesson we’ll show you a great rule of thumb so that you’ll never…

DENISAVanessa, ich habe etwas Neues für dich,, um besser Deutsch zu lernen.(Vanessa, I have something new for you in order to learn German in a better way.) VANESSAEcht? Was denn?(Seriously? What is it?) DENISAEs heißt ChatGPT. Es ist ein Chatbot, der alles ändert.(It’s called ChatGPT. It’s a chatbot that changes everything.) Whether you already know…

RECEPTIONISTGuten Morgen, Frau Fischer! Haben Sie gut geschlafen?In Germany, we use different second-person personal pronouns in order to not offend the person we’re talking to. Spring German teacher Brunhild will explain the difference between du vs Sie in German, or if you’d like a different approach, the informal and the formal you in German. 1….

VANESSAIch bin so krank. Welcher Tag ist heute überhaupt?(I’m so sick. What day is it today anyway?) DENISADu Arme. Heute ist Dienstag.(You poor thing. Today is Tuesday.) If you want to learn how to say all 7 German days of the week, you are at the right place at the right time. Spring German teacher…

When you’re in Germany for an exchange year, have a German friend or a German client, these following conversation basics will save you in every situation. Spring German teacher Denisa will tell you all you have to know about German basics for beginners. Let’s start with the greetings! 1. Begrüßungen (Greetings) How you greet somebody,…

VanessaDanke für alles.Tschüss!(Thank you for everything. Bye!) DENISATschüüüss!(Byeee!) What did they just say? Let’s learn five ways to say goodbye in German, and learn alternatives for tschüss in German. Spring German teacher Denisa will explain everything you need to know about this topic! 1. Tschüss (Bye/Goodbye) As seen before, Tschüss is the most used form…

3, 2, 1 – looos!(3, 2, 1 – gooo!) Denisa runs. Ich habe fünf Sekunden gebraucht.(I did it in 5 seconds.) Spring German teacher Denis will tell you everything you need to know about German numbers now from 1 to 100. Let’s begin with the numbers zero to twelve, because after that, everything becomes easier….

Hallo, wie heißt du?(Hello, what is your name?) I’m sorry I don’t understand German very well. Again, please. To be prepared when coming to Deutschland (Germany) or to be able to talk to a cutie, you have to know how to introduce yourself in German. Spring German teacher Denisa will explain everything you need to…

In this dialogue the girls talk about hair colors. They use the verb “haben” (to have) a lot. But how do you conjugate this irregular verb? Let’s learn it in this lesson. Spring German teacher Denisa will tell you all you have to know about the haben German conjugation. VANESSAUnd welche Haarfarbe hat er?(And which…

You probably already know that “Thank you” means “Danke” in German. It is used to express gratitude, similar to “thanks” or “thank you” in English. But, if you want to sound more like a native speaker, there are so many more nuanced ways of expressing your gratitude. Today you learn 7 alternatives to Danke in…

MARIEEntschuldigung? Mein Auto springt nicht an! Können Sie mir sagen, woran das liegt?(Excuse me? My care won’t jump. Could you tell me, why that is?) VIBEKETut mir Leid, mit Autos kenne ich mich nicht aus.(I’m sorry, I’m not good with cars.) MARIEOkay. Danke trotzdem.(Okay. Thanks anyway.) Whether you got lost, your car broke down or…

DENISAHey, Vanessa! Bedrückt dich etwas? Du siehst traurig aus.(Hey, Vanessa! Is something bothering you? You seem sad.) VANESSAJa, Denisa, ich habe es vermasselt. Ich muss mich bei jemandem auf Deutsch entschuldigen. Aber ich weiß nicht, wie.(Yes, Denisa, I messed up. I need to apologize to someone in German, but I don’t know, how.) DENISAKeine Sorge,…